pre 64, 22 Hornet

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i posted this in classified but thought it might be of interest to those here...

I have a old friend that i'm helping. He is 70, minimal income, and is currently without a vehicle or the means to buy one but he does own a pre 1964 mod 70 in 22 hornet. I haven't seen the rifle but he bought it in 1957 or 59, he says, and all he's ever done besides a few little hunts with it, is keep it oiled and put away.

What kind of money are we talking that this rifle might bring and is anyone in particular interested in buying it?

Joey


"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"
 
Depends. what grade? what model? how orignal? what vintage? 1954 was the end of production, pre-wars are worth more.

Hornets are not that rare , 4th most common chambering in the standard rifle. but they're still very desirable.

















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440. I copied a list from 24hr campground that list Rarity,

30-06
.270
.243
.308
.300 H&H Mag
.264 Win Mag
.22 Hornet
the rest

I suppose you have a different source. In any event, I've not seen a Hornet before but have seen maybe a dozen .264 WM's. I would have thought the hornets even more desirable due to rarity.

I'll have to get back as to the details of actual gun. I did some more digging and seen where several of these have sold in the $2-4000. range. If as described, the rifle is clean...but that's always a big "IF"

Joey


"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"
 
Those are total production numbers, since the hornet was only made in a couple variations it's not that rare in the standard rifle. the 308 for example is super rare in the standard rifle, and the 243 is rare.

There were 20,308 hornets made and since 99% were standard rifles to the collector getting a hornet isn't tough to do. in the 30-06 for example there are a dozen variations some of which are very very rare and worth way more than a hornet, though the caliber itself common as dirt. so it isn't really overall caliber rarity as much as caliber in a model rarity that drives price. 20,000 guns in one model means not too rare.

$1500-$3000 would be the normal price range for a standard hornet . depending on condition and originality. you'll see some for much more than that but they're either special or over priced. in any even he has a desireable gun and if he's reasonable he'll do good on it.















Stay thirsty my friends
 
440, Thank you, makes sense to me.

I'm getting some interest thru PM's. As 440 mentioned before, a lot depends on various things. We are not going to be asking top dollar, more in the line of a good to fair price. Once we know exactly what we have, those that show interest will have first shot to purchase.

Joey


"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"
 

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